Basics of Microsoft PowerPoint

Creating a PowerPoint for evacuation procedure

Open the program and begin the presentation

Once PowerPoint is open, create a new presentation by clicking on “Blank Presentation”

You could choose a theme, but for the purpose of this demonstration we’re using a blank one

Add a title and subtitle

Click where it says “Click to add title”, and type in the title

For this demonstration, type “Fire Evacuation Procedure- RTC Building”

Next, click on “Click to add subtitle”

This is where you would put a subtitle, or possibly the name(s) of presenters

For this demonstration, type “How to Safely Evacuate in Case of Emergency”

BEFORE AFTER

Create a new slide

To create a new slide, it’s as simple as clicking the “New Slide” button at the top left

By clicking the drop-down menu, you can create other types of slides, but for this presentation, just click the icon itself, which automatically creates a “Title and Content” slide

Adding content

Adding content here is the same procedure as the title slide; Click on the field you wish to edit, then type what you want

For this demonstration, use “Step One: Locate Nearest Exit” for a title

When adding content, use the “Enter” key to add more than one bullet

Slide content should be as follows:

Finished slide

Inserting Pictures

For the next slide, click on the drop-down box from “New Slide”, and choose the “Comparison” slide

This slide’s title should be “Evacuation Routes”

The smaller subtitles should say “Third Floor” and “Second Floor”, respectively

Inserting Pictures (Cont’d)

To acquire the pictures, go to the following link: http://www.mcc.edu/maps/rtc1e_map.shtml

Right click on, then select “save picture as” for the first, second, and third floor pictures (the first floor has two sections, the east and west). Save them to the desktop for now.

Go back to the PowerPoint, and click on “Insert” at the top. From here, click on “Pictures”. Use the file explorer to find the third floor picture, and select it.

Repeat the process for the second floor picture.

Inserting Pictures (Cont’d 2)

Drag the small handles on the picture to the desired size

The finished slide

Adding More Information

Add another “Comparison” slide using the same procedure as last time

“Evacuation Routes” for the title, “First Floor East” and “First Floor West” for the subtitles

Insert the respective pictures

The finished slide

Finishing Up Content

Add a new slide, and be sure to use the drop-down to select “Title and Content” slide, as otherwise it will add another of the last slide you used (in this case, a “Comparison” slide)

Type “In Conclusion” for the title, for the content, add as follows:

Colors and Themes

Looks a little dull, doesn’t it? We’re going to add a theme.

A theme is a preset color and background combination that allows you to quickly make professional looking presentations.

To add a theme, click on the “Design” tab at the top, then just select whichever them you like

For this demonstration, we’re going to choose the “Ion” theme

Conclusion

And there you have it! A professional looking PowerPoint presentation, about how to evacuate safely from the RTC building at Mott Community College.

To view your work, you can press “F5” on your keyboard, then click to advance.